clint van damme
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Started this, really enjoying it.
Also 'How to Make the World Add Up' by Tim Harford. There are some posters on here who really need to read his analysis of the use of statistics. I also like the Tim Marshall books on geopolitics.
Great to hear that. Honestly the one I mentioned above this one is brilliant. Especially given the debate on here on the Nottingham incident I wish more people would read it and have a greater understanding of mental illness and crime.Started this, really enjoying it.
Great to hear that. Honestly the one I mentioned above this one is brilliant. Especially given the debate on here on the Nottingham incident I wish more people would read it and have a greater understanding of mental illness and crime.
Yeah I've caught them.Have started reading 'Politics on the Edge' by Rory Stewart. Its an insider account of his time in politics, very well written.
He also does a podcast with Alister Campbell (The Rest is Politics) that is very good.
Have started reading 'Politics on the Edge' by Rory Stewart. Its an insider account of his time in politics, very well written.
He also does a podcast with Alister Campbell (The Rest is Politics) that is very good.
He's a dreadful personHave started reading 'Politics on the Edge' by Rory Stewart. Its an insider account of his time in politics, very well written.
He also does a podcast with Alister Campbell (The Rest is Politics) that is very good.
Another wankerI'm reading James O'Briens new book "How They Broke Britain". It's really insightful.
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Agree, and Campbell does like to breeze over issues related to the Blair administration but well worth a listen.It's all very centrist (the podcast, not read the book), but it still provides a good insight into how politics work.
Just finished this (the audio book version).
An incredible story and a startling insight to life in Russia and the incredible levels of corruption, right from the top.
Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice Amazon.co.uk
Great book, I would suggest reading Moneyland if you enjoyed this.
Cheers, will take a look. I almost don't want to read it though because it looks like it will make me angry
Liked that one about Bob MortimerJust been reading this thread to get some recommendations as I'm right back into reading at the moment so may as well bump it.
Just finished The trading game by Gary Stevenson and currently reading Bob Mortimers autobiography.
Reading the three body problemLiked that one about Bob Mortimer
Trying to get thru the top 100 best fiction lists, though think it will take me years. Crime and Punishment was a struggle though glad to get through it. Ulysses I gave up on at 80 pages though I'll try again one day. The Great Gatsby easy read and a good book. Salingers stuff I really enjoyed, ditto Cormac McCarthy. The Siege by Helen Dunmore is bleak but brilliant. Same with Handmaid's Tale. Currently halfway through Heart of Darkness
Yeah I think his stuff is great. Blood Meridian is one I've not read yet but have read the three books of the border trilogy, and The Road. Blood Meridian is meant to be a bit brutal!What Cormac McCarthy?
Finally got round to reading Blood meridian earlier in the year, fuck me!
Just been reading this thread to get some recommendations as I'm right back into reading at the moment so may as well bump it.
Just finished The trading game by Gary Stevenson and currently reading Bob Mortimers autobiography.
Are all the books set in Edinburgh? Having read most of Iain Banks and Irvine Welsh's books I feel like I know the place inside out despite only ever spending one afternoon thereCatching up on the 'post-retirement' Rebus books.
I read all the others up to Exit Music, and loved them, but didn't get onto the next stage of his life as I (I think) couldn't see how Rankin could make it interesting.
I was wrong. Am reading them one after the other now, and nearly up-to-date (two more to go after this one - In a House of Lies).
If you enjoy Rebus the Stuart Macbride books are excellent fair Logan McRae books - very funny - they do go in orderCatching up on the 'post-retirement' Rebus books.
I read all the others up to Exit Music, and loved them, but didn't get onto the next stage of his life as I (I think) couldn't see how Rankin could make it interesting.
I was wrong. Am reading them one after the other now, and nearly up-to-date (two more to go after this one - In a House of Lies).
Cheers. Will avagander.If you enjoy Rebus the Stuart Macbride books are excellent fair Logan McRae books - very funny - they do go in order
Yes, all in Reekie, although he ventures north a few times in his old Saab.Are all the books set in Edinburgh? Having read most of Iain Banks and Irvine Welsh's books I feel like I know the place inside out despite only ever spending one afternoon there
Have you read Bob Mortimers "Satsuma Complex"? Its a great tale & fucking hilarious in places. Great holiday reading.
Finished Heart of Darkness; for a short book i found it hard to read and i didn't really enjoy it. A rare case of the film (Apocalypse Now was adapted from it) being better than the book. On to Catch 22 now!Trying to get thru the top 100 best fiction lists, though think it will take me years. Crime and Punishment was a struggle though glad to get through it. Ulysses I gave up on at 80 pages though I'll try again one day. The Great Gatsby easy read and a good book. Salingers stuff I really enjoyed, ditto Cormac McCarthy. The Siege by Helen Dunmore is bleak but brilliant. Same with Handmaid's Tale. Currently halfway through Heart of Darkness
We were given Heart of Darkness at school was crap with all the hidden meanings we were just pubescent boys - didn’t need all that at the time - when I first got a kindle about 15 years ago it was on the free list so I thought I would give it a go again - lasted one chapter and binned itFinished Heart of Darkness; for a short book i found it hard to read and i didn't really enjoy it. A rare case of the film (Apocalypse Now was adapted from it) being better than the book. On to Catch 22 now!
Non-fiction wise, I’m generally into historical fiction or fantasy type books.
I have forgotten loads as only just getting back into regularly reading after a few years off, but here’s some of my favourites/the ones I remember!
Historical Fiction
Bernard Cornwell - favourites; Warlord Series and Saxon Stories (now a series on Netflix)
Conn Iggulden - favourite; Emperor Series
Christian Cameron - favourite; God of War
Simon Scarrow
David Gemmell
Steve Pressfield
Fantasy
Joe Abercrombie
Mark Lawrence
Anthony Ryan
Daniel Abraham
John Gwynne
Fatherland (Robert Harris) and The Man In the High Castle (Phillip Dick). Both very interesting stories set in timelines where the Axis won WW2.Giving this a bump as I need some holiday book inspiration! My current favourite genres and authors are in the below.
Any recommendations?
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